So this morning he joined Bloomberg reporters for an interview to get his message right:

“That doesn’t state my view on this. I do believe that with the right safeguards, there are cases where the government, on our behalf, such as stopping terrorism, which could get worse in the future . . . is valuable.”

“I do believe that there are sets of safeguards where I believe the government shouldn’t have to be completely blind,” he added, emphasizing that he hopes the discussion on privacy will evolve. Such issues will be discussed in Congress (see the Patriot Act), but overall he pointed to the need for a balance which can be achieved by rules which limit access to information.